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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1905
Page
6
In a Harper's Weekly excerpt the patient recounts symptoms of locomotor ataxia first appearing years ago and describes gradual recovery after using Williams Pink Pills. He states he feels largely well, with occasional calf twitches, and notes the pills’ availability at drugstores.
An old trade defense argues that Calumet Baking Powder yields bread free from Rochelle Salts, lime, or ammonia. It claims cheaper prices compared with rival baking powders and notes physicians' opposition to Rochelle Salts.
Hunters returning from a Wabash river bottoms trip report an unusual sight as two wild ducks collide in flight. One duck dies instantly while the other is badly crippled and easily captured. Observers note wild ducks can reach speeds from 60 to 120 miles per hour.
Report by Lothrop and Johnson patent lawyers lists inventors from Minnesota and nearby states with patents granted last week. Included are James Colgrove of St Cloud for a potato digger, Benjamin Fowler of Minneapolis for a rocking horse, Orville Rice of Sioux Falls for store service apparatus, Franklin Stout of Baltic for a mop pend and wringer, Charles Wyman of Anoka for a draft equalizer, Nils Zetterlund of Duluth for vehicle running gear, plus a cable banger by an unnamed inventor.
Marriage hurriedly undertaken leads to quick regret, as recounted in a Louisville Courier Journal snippet. The exchange hints at impulsive vows and swift remorse, reflecting a common cautionary tale in period marriage notices.
The narrative follows Paul Miller and a companion as they struggle through harsh wilderness toward the Yukon, sending a dog courier with a beacon message. They endure hunger and cold, encounter a moose, and are later joined by Laura who confronts Theodore Lackland after reuniting with Kate Willis.
Theodore Hallam, famed legal mind, once defended a burglar. The prosecutor pressed the defendant's wife on insights into her marriage. She replied she chose him over a lawyer, as other girls were already married and she had no better option.
The piece discusses pate as slang for head across literature. It cites Shakespeare and Pope on pate meaning skull and crown of the head, notes biblical usage, and argues pate denotes the head rather than the brain. The author traces dignified origins and urges precise usage.
Preventing lead poisoning by reorganizing two large English factories reduced annual cases from 173 to 74, a substantial improvement in worker safety.
Meade and Pennington counties hold a joint institute at Rapid City. Grant and Roberts counties will spend a month at Simpson Park on Big Stone Lake for institute work with teachers and staff attending from multiple districts.
The Fourth regiment unveils its general staff and field officers. Notable postings include Col. J. H. Green as assistant adjutant general, Maj. J. N. Holmes as assistant inspector general, Maj. G. W. Carpenter as assistant quartermaster general, and Maj. W. A. Hazel as assistant chief of commissary. Infantry and cavalry captains, field battalion chiefs, and other ranks follow with names such as Maj. E. R. Winans, Capt. J. Wright Tarbell, Capt. Mark W. Sheaffe Jr., Capt. W. W. Thorpe, and Col. H. W. Stewart, among others.
Three new rural routes start from Armour while five rural free delivery routes remove the country post offices at Ebenezer Beulah Kennedy and Heubner. This shift centralizes mail service, reducing small outlying offices and consolidating delivery within the county system.
The Deadwood board of education hires the corps of teachers for the next year with all previous staff kept. Principal Alexander Strachan, long in charge, leads the schools. Several instructors receive salary increases.
Solicitors for the Woodmen Accident association have been ordered to cease soliciting business in the state as the organization is debarred for refusing to pay state taxes.
A collage of testimonials claims Peruna cured headaches back pains and dizziness in two months. The ad blends medical advice with quackery, urging readers to write to Dr Hartman for personalized treatment while a joke about aging court witnesses provides ironic relief.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a proven treatment for catarrh claiming it reaches the bloodstream and mucous surfaces. Describes internal use and combination of ingredients as powerful, noting it as a regular prescription and not quack medicine. Available from druggists with household use formats and price listed.
The article recounts Daniel Rice Atchison as the head of government between Polk and Taylor, noting he was president of the Senate and served as acting president on March 4, 1849, a Sunday noon, when Polk’s term ended. It highlights Taylor’s preference not to start on Sunday and Atchison’s role in handling the 24 hours.
An old style ad for Allens Foot Ease promoting a powder that cures painful, smarting feet and ingrowing nails. Claims to make new shoes easy and provides a trial offer. Sold by druggists for 25 cents. mail order to A. S Olmsted, Le Roy, N Y.
A bashful young man asks a question about marriage to a flirtatious woman as they share chocolate. She replies that if she thought of another man she would decide when the other fellow asks her, promising to answer by post card.
In Vanburen Indiana on February 10 1900 a quirky note claims Piso’s cures all affections of the brain and quips about gray wolves of the senate devouring Red Riding Hood’s grandma. It blends medical boast with political satire and fanciful imagery.
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